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Child Abuse and Corporal Punishment
1. According to Barnett et al. (2011), there are mild to serious traumatic brain injuries that could result from the violent shaking of an infant. The shaken baby syndrome, as the authors point out, is one such traumatic brain injury. On the other hand, Munchausen by Proxy could be described as yet another form of child abuse in which case a caregiver falsifies symptoms (psychological or physical) in a child to medical personnel (Barnett et al., 2011). This a caregiver does in an attempt to meet his or her psychological needs (Barnett et al., 2011). Lastly, we have Neonaticide which according to Miller-Perrin and Perrin (2012) is the deliberate move by a mother to kill her new born child soon after birth (i.e. within the first 24 hours following birth).
2. There are some kinds of interventions that I would implement when dealing with the kinds of child abuse highlighted above. To begin with, when it comes to the shaken baby syndrome, I would be in favor of an intensive family preservation program. This is more so the case given that as Wasik & Roberts (as cited in Barnett et al., 2011) point out, “most such programs focus on training parents in child development and parenting skills, as well as in stress reduction techniques and anger management.” Thus, if such abuse involves a parent, this intervention would seek to address the underlying issues motivating the behavior, i.e. anger. On the other hand, with regard to Munchausen by Proxy, the most appropriate course of action would be placing the...…the said acceptance of corporal punishment is born out of the belief that the misbehavior of children is as a consequence of parental failure to discipline children – with discipline in this case being used synonymously with corporal punishment. There is also religious support for the notion that parents have a higher duty to instill discipline in their children. For instance, in Proverbs 13:24, there is an explicit statement to the effect that “whoever spares the rod hates their children…”
When working with a client, I would in no uncertain terms discourage corporal punishment owing to the negative impact it could have on a child – in as far as their mental and physical health is concerned. Towards this end, I would encourage the client to pursue alternative discipline methods such as loss of privileges.…
References
Barnett, O.W., Miller-Perrin, C.L. & Perrin, R.D. (2011). Family Violence Across the Lifespan: An Introduction. Washington, DC: SAGE Publications.
Miller-Perrin, C.L. & Perrin, R.D. (2012). Child Maltreatment: An Introduction. Washington, DC: SAGE Publications.
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